Oregon Genome Ownership and Open Source Data Amendment (2014)
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The Oregon Genome Ownership and Open Source Data Amendment did not make the November 2014 statewide ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure would have declared that natural individuals own their own genome and make genetic code open source data. The proposed initiative was not approved for circulation prior to the signature gathering deadline, making it impossible to be placed on the 2014 ballot. For more information, see the path to the ballot section of this page.[1][2][3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The certified ballot title reads as:[2]
| “ | Amends Constitution: Declares that natural individuals shall own their own genome; makes genetic code open source data[4] | ” |
Constitutional changes
If approved, the proposed initiative would have placed the following language in a new section of Article I of the Oregon Constitution:[3]
| Natural individuals shall own their own genome, or DNA sequencing data, and all genetic code is open source data, which, subject to personal privacy, shall be shared for the benefit of all. [4] |
Support
Douglas Paul Stanford was the chief petitioner for this proposed constitutional amendment.[1]
Path to the ballot
The measure was filed with the Oregon Secretary of State on August 2, 2013. The measure was not approved for circulation before the signature gathering deadline. Supporters would have had to gather 116,284 valid signatures by July 3, 2014 to qualify for the ballot. Due to the inability to circulate the petition and the nearing signature deadline, this measure could not attempt to make the November 2014 ballot.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, "Detailed Information For : 25/2014," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, "Certified ballot title and summary for proposed initiative 25," September 10, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, "Full text of proposed initiative 25," August 5, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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